SAN DIEGO--Aug. 24, 2005--Akonix Systems, Inc., the premier provider of enterprise-class solutions for ensuring security, compliance and management of enterprise instant messaging (IM) use, has announced full support for enterprise users of Google Talk, a new instant messaging service introduced today. Akonix's products enable organizations to use public IM services like Google Talk, while enforcing corporate policies, blocking unauthorized use, protecting against security risks, and logging and archiving IM conversations to comply with various corporate, industry and government requirements and regulations.

According to Osterman Research, 90% of enterprises are using instant messaging, with public IM networks currently the most popular medium. Businesses need to ensure that any IM use on their networks is managed and authorized in order to prevent potential breaches in security and compliance. The Akonix Security Center recently reported that the number of IM attacks against major networks increased nearly 400% from Q1 to Q2 of 2005. In addition, shareholders and government agencies are requiring stricter controls and validation of financial disclosures by legal enforcement of regulations such as those by the SEC.

"Our enterprise customers need a comprehensive solution for enabling secure, compliant and authorized access to IM for their employees," said Francis Costello, chief technology officer at Akonix Systems. "As with AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, Google Talk will be downloaded and installed within corporate environments, raising security and compliance risks for the organization. As the leader in providing security and compliance for all enterprise IM use, supporting Google Talk is a natural fit for our business and something our customers have told us is absolutely required."

Utilizing Akonix's unique real-time event bus and protocol adapter architecture, Akonix customers will be able to apply the exact same policies and controls to Google Talk that they mandate today for other IM networks and enterprise systems from AOL, Microsoft, IBM and Yahoo!.

These policies and controls include:

Restricting access to Google Talk to only authorized users in accordance with corporate usage policies

Akonix L7 CM5000 is the industry's only all-in-one appliance for IM security and compliance for public and enterprise IM systems, allowing corporations to realize the benefits of managed access to IM without compromising network or endpoint security. The Akonix L7 CM5000 now provides complete capability for controlling employee access to Google Talk. Comprehensive support for Google Talk will be available shortly.

For more information on Akonix's IM security, compliance and management solutions, please visit www.akonix.com. Osterman Research and Akonix will be hosting a free webcast, titled "Securing Instant Messaging in the Enterprise: What You Need to Know," on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT. To find out how to secure both internal and public IM network clients, such as AOL, Yahoo!, MSN and the new Google Talk, please register at www.akonix.com/zdeseminar/.

One million global users across hundreds of organizations in the Financial Services, Telecommunications, Energy, Technology, Healthcare and Entertainment industries use Akonix solutions. Leveraging more than 20 patents, Akonix's award-winning products provide the industry's only automatically updated protection to block real-time viruses for both enterprise and public IM systems. Akonix has certified partnerships with all leading IM and presence providers, including America Online(R), Microsoft, Yahoo!, Reuters, IBM, Parlano and Bloomberg.

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